GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |